Viola Sachs
Viola Sachs was a Professor of American Literature at "Université de Paris VIII, France".
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As a specialist of Herman Melville, she conducted research and studies for the decoding of Melville's master works. She created the Laboratory of Research on American "Imaginaire" (SIAM) in the early eighties at the University of Paris VIII (Département Anglo-Américain). Today, SIAM's research programs are continuing with the "Résonance Group" of the University of Paris VIII.
Her teachings brought also a new approach on:
- the influences of the Bible in American Literature,
- the important role of fraternities and sororities in most of American master works.
Viola Sachs is also a specialist of Brazil, where she lived and studied after World War II. Ignacy Sachs, her husband published an autobiographical essay in which he narrates their trip from Poland to Brazil and India during the doom years of Nazism in Europe:
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Bibliography
American Literature Studies
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Brazilian works
Her Brazilian publications include:
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See also
External links
- University of Paris VIII, France: Domaine Anglophone
- The New York Times: Voyaging far and wide in search of Melville, Herbert Mitgang